History of the Environment Movement in the United States {Environmental PBL
The First People in North America 25,000 years ago Many Native Americans are nomadic cultures Viewed themselves as one with nature Used resources but did not abuse the resource
The Exploration Years 1620-1900
The Roots of Abuse The First Colonists 3 Things that would change the continent Gun Axe Wheel Manifest Destiny man is controller of land, not part of the land Westward Expansion
Myth of Superabundance Raid of Resources Raid of the Wildlife Raid of Eastern Forests Raid of Wisconsin Forests Raid of Minerals Cattle Barons (ranchers) and Sod Busters (farmers)
Early Philosophers of Conservation Henry David Thoreau: wildlife areas Civil disobedience George Perkins Marsh: Father of American Conservation Movement, Man and Nature (1864)
Early Activists and Actions John Wesley Powell: Powell Report first advocate to regulate land use Yellowstone National Park Created (1872) by President Grant
The Conservation Years 1900-1942
The Beginnings President Harrison Passed a law stating that the President could set aside lands for national parks and national forests Extremely crucial legislation for the environment
Early Leaders John Muir (1838-1914: Sierra Club, Father of National Parks Gifford Pinchot (1865 1946): 1st Chief U.S. Forester Theodore Roosevelt (1901 1909): Boone and Crockett Club Reclamation Act: put Powell s ideas into effect The concept was that irrigation would "reclaim" arid lands for human use.
Park Service National Park Service created in 1916 Stephen Mather: 1st Head of Park Service
Citizen Conservation Groups Sierra Club Audubon Society Wilderness Society
Decline of Private Lands
http://www.history.com/topics/civilian-conservati on-corps/videos/franklin-d-roosevelt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmkxycm9w M8
Franklin D Roosevelt and Renewed Conservation Initiatives Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) 1st Land Restoration Project
Franklin D Roosevelt and Renewed Conservation Initiatives Soil Conservation Society (SCS) professional soil conservationists to prevent erosion and loss of soil nutrients
Franklin D Roosevelt and Renewed Conservation Initiatives Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) planted trees, erosion control, nature trails, etc. Federal program to give the unemployed men jobs during the depression
Franklin D Roosevelt and Renewed Conservation Initiatives Rocky Mtn. District 27 Nat l forests Colorado: (1876) Over 13 million acres of nat l forests
Franklin D Roosevelt and Renewed Conservation Initiatives Taylor Grazing Act controlled use of public land
World War 2 Ended the Conservation Years
The Environmental Era 1948-Present
Aldo Leopold Father of wildlife ecology Environmental Philosophy Sand County Almanac Longtime Wisconsin educator and resident
Awakening of Environmental Philosophy Rachel Carson: Silent Spring, advocate for sustainability and regulations on pollutants Paul Ehrlich s: Population Bomb http://schoolworkhelper.n et/paul-r-ehrlich-overpo pulation-disaster-theory/
Decade of Unrest (1960 s) Racism and Vietnam Santa Barbara Oil Spill Cyuahoga River Burns: Cleveland A View from Space
China s smog is so bad, you can see it from space
Grass Roots Movement Explodes Nixon s Environmental Message to Congress Supported political regulation of the environment
Earth Day First Earth Day 1970 Gaylord Nelson Wisconsin Governor and Senator 1st to teach on the environment 10am-2pm, free
Environmental Decade Legislation Wilderness Act: 1964 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: 1968 National Environmental Policy Act: 1969 The Clean Air Act: 1972 The Clean Water Act: 1972
Legislation Pesticide Control Act: 1972 Endangered Species Act: 1973 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: 1976 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: 1977
Legislation Alaska Lands Bill: 1980 Superfund: 1980
Institutionalizing Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): established Dec. 2, 1970 federal Colorado Department of Natural Resources (DNR): state